Metal door and window construction.



H. R. GOGAY.

METAL DOOR AND wmoow cowsmucnom.

APPLICATION FILED FEB-26,1912.

1 ,281673. Patented Dec. 17, 1918.

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Speeification of Letters Patent. ",Patente d D ec, 17,

. Application filed February 26, 1917-; Serial No. 150,958;

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This invention relates to metal door and window construction designed tobe placed in a wall opening. Specifically, this invention relates to ameans whereby the jambs may be properly spaced apart and securely heldin such position, both during the erecting period and after the same hasbeen com pletely installed.

To this end, my invention consists essentially of a spreader structurein combination with the jambs of such type that the jamb structure maybe adjusted as to height to obtain the proper door opening and also besecurely held in position both during the time of application andafterward.

The novel features of this invention will appear from the accompanyingdetailed description of the accompanying sheet of drawings in whichsimilar characters of ref erence designate corresponding parts, and inwhich:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation, showing a door frame in itsfinished state,

Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical section taken through the lower portionof this door frame, showing the manner in which it is anchored inposition by the use of my invention,

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1, and,

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view in perspective showing my improved type ofspreader element.

In these figures, my invention is shown as being used in connectionwitha door struc ture in which the numeral 1 designates the jamb. In thepresent structure the trim 2 is shown as forming an integral portion ofthe jambbut, it will be understood that this trim may be eitherintegrally formed or sepa rately formed, as may be desired. In themanufacture of these frames, it is essential that the jamb should besomewhat higher than the desired door opening 3 and this is shownparticularly clear in Fig. 2 in which the reference numeral 4 designatesthe subfloor or main floor support of any desired character and thenumeral 5 designates the surface floor specifically, ln'this figure, thejambs 1 are shown asprojecting beneath the finished surface ofthe floor5 and also that th -s pe spr ader e ement 6,1 s c rely anchored inposition to the sub-floor 4 by means, of the bolts shown at 7 The two.up-

standing legs 8 of this U-shaped spreader element are provided with adouble row of apertures 9 spaced vertically from each other as is shown,The lower, end of each leg of the jamb is provided with a pair ofapertures designed to register with an horizon- I tal pair of apertures.9. When tie proper door opening has been determined, the jambs are setin position and the bolts 10 made to pass through the registeringapertures to securely fasten them in their proper position ofadjustment. It will be noted that these apertures are located below thefinished floor level so that the bolts are all hidden from view and alsothat the upstanding legs 8 are located on the inside face of each of thejambs, so thatafter the structure has been assembled, this spreader andanchoring means is permanently hidden from view. The spreader is alsopreferably reinforced or stifiened as, for instance, by the channelelement shown.

What I claim, is:

1. The combination with a jamb longer than a desired wall opening andhaving the lower extremities thereof apertured and terminating beneaththe floor level, of a spreader and jamb supporting structure includingthe pair of vertically disposed leg members operable to extendco-adjacent to the lower extremities of said jamb and having a pluralityof vertically spaced apertures formed therein, and fastening elementspassing through the apertures in said jamb exties to adjustably securesaid jamb to said spreader structure.

3. The combination with a U-shaped jamb formed to embrace the Wa1ls of adoor opening, the free extremities ofsaid jamb termi-- nating beneaththe 'fioor level of said opento be longer than a desired all opening andhaving the lower extremities thereof aper- 15 .tured and terminatingbeneath the floor level, of a base member securely anchored beneath saidfloor level, and means formed with said base member to eifect thesupport in presence 0 two witnesses.

HARRY R. GO GAY.

Witnesses:

WALTER E. L. BooK, C. C. SHEPHERD.

copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

r Washington, D. G."

